EPISODES

Episode 26 welcomes guest host, singer-songwriter Arthur Alligood! Arthur talks about the fascinating life and music of WASHINGTON PHILLIPS and Nick geeks out on the Coen Brothers' 2013 film INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS. Plus, they chat about their joint disdain for allergies, people who hate PB&J, Arthur's early entry into "geekdom" and more!

It's another mini-episode where Nick talks about the powerpop band FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE! Plus an announcement about the future of the podcast, Nick talks about being patient with kickstarter campaigns, the Netflix show LOVE, his current favorite podcasts, and more!

Nick talks about how Third Eye Blind has played significant role in his youth, Allie shares her love for favorite movie of ALL TIME, Pirate Radio. Plus Nick and Allie gush over Eminem, Nick has a sexy iCal reminder, listener feedback and more!

Allie shares her love for Tom Jones, Nick discusses the movie That Thing You Do! Plus, Allie updates on her audition for The Voice, Nick is an extra on a TV show, what if Bane loved country music, listener feedback and more!

It's our first episode of 2017! Right off the bat Allie shares some exciting news that proves she's been more productive the year than any of us, we discuss ways to bring you out of a funk, Nick's topic is Terrence Malick's 2011 film THE THREE OF LIFE, and Allie discusses David Gray's album "Life In Slow Motion" and much more!

On this very special HOLIDAY BONUS episode, Nick sits down and talks to jazz trombonist (aka his dad) Sim Flora about Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song" and what makes it so special and timeless. Plus they talk about Sim playing with Mel Torme' who wrote "The Christmas Song", why jazz gets a bad wrap, father/son bonding time, and more!

Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song" Album on iTunesNat King Cole box set of CDs on AmazonJohnny Mercer Biography on Amazon

This episode is a holiday movie double feature! Allie talks about the Nancy Meyers Christmas rom-com THE HOLIDAY and Nick dives into the holiday themed family "dramedy" THE FAMILY STONE! Plus the worst movie Allie has ever seen, the inconsistency of Nic Cage, Allie was catfished by "Shia Leboeuf", listener feedback and more!

Nick and Allie deep dive into their favorite sitcom of all time, PARKS AND RECREATION. The characters, our favorite episodes, moments, we chat and how the show makes us feel hopeful about politics in turbulent times.

Allie chats about the "box of awesome" known as BESPOKE POST, and Nick talks about KATHLEEN EDWARDS "VOYAGEUR" album. Also Allie laments tipping a barista, the humiliation of falling down as a adult, girl crushes, and more!

On episode 9, Nick talks about one of his favorite go-to fall albums Death Cab For Cutie's "Plans" and Allie discusses a recent affection for Rachel Maddow! Plus, we ponder if the Black Eyed Peas went country, Nick talks about seeing SNL live, Meg Ryan being the queen of the "fall movie", Nick's obsession with pre-9/11 New York films, listener feedback and more!

It's our very first live episode! Guests Jess Ray and Tim Coons join Nick at the annual Under The Radar music fest/retreat ESCAPE TO THE LAKE in beautiful Cedar Lake, IN. We chat about the idea of influence, favorite books, Tim's early obsession with Poison and Eddie Vedder, Jess' early aspirations to be a jazz bass player in NYC, our favorite weepy Pixar movie moments, and more! It's a fun time.

On episode 7, Allie discusses her deep unabashed love for perennial 90's sitcom Frasier, and Nick takes us back in time and explains why Bryan Adams' "MTV Unplugged" is so meaningful to him. Plus, we kick it off with dueling Ira Glass impersonations, Allie talks about wanting to become a sommelier, separating the artist from the art, plus LISTENER FEEDBACK!